//------------------------------// // A Chaotic Proposal // Story: Marrying Chaos // by Animalman57 //------------------------------// Sometimes, Discord could be so romantic! At least, that's what Fluttershy thought. Most ponies probably wouldn't think the draconequus was capable of being romantic, let alone be able to feel love in the first place. He may be reformed, but he's still a trickster at heart and on more than one occasion, he's put Equestria in danger. Most didn't trust him still, but she did, as she always had done since the start of his reformation. Some would call her naive for trusting him, but if they saw the side of him she did, maybe they'd see he really is a good creature at heart. Ignoring those more negative thoughts, she was astonished by where he took her. She got a surprise visit from him and he said he had something amazing planned for her, but he needed to take her somewhere special, and she enthusiastically agreed to going with him. He cradled her against his chest and walked through a shimmering blue portal. Once she saw where she was, her breath was taken away. It was such a gorgeous patch of verdant forest in Colta Rica, completely untouched by pony hooves. As many rainforests in Western Equestria were being cut or burned down, seeing such a beautiful place undisturbed was incredible. They spent the entire afternoon exploring the jungle, having lunch in the trees (not too high up for Flutter's sake, of course) and enjoying the sights. Unsurprisingly, animals soon started to follow her. Everything from pudgy tapirs and silly spider monkeys to opportunistic coatis and colorful toucans. Even normally dangerous animals, like a sly jaguar and her cub, a spectacled caiman, a mating pair of harpy eagles and even a venomous bushmaster, followed her around. Discord said this part of Colta Rica was really rich in biodiversity, which only increased her enthusiasm. She was thinking about their trip while swimming in a river next to a rushing waterfall. The water was the brightest blue she has ever seen, and while it was deep enough to completely submerge oneself underwater, it wasn't too deep, something she appreciated, as while she was a competent swimmer, she was always a little nervous about deep water, hence why she preferred the shallow streams around Ponyville when she decides to swim. She looked over from her swim as she saw her asymmetrical coltfriend setting up a picnic blanket in a small, dry cave behind the falls. The sun was setting, so she imagined he was setting up dinner for them. She smiled over towards his direction. They'd been dating for about a year and a half at this point, and she was much happier with him than she had ever been before. She's never really been in love before. Sure, she had the occasional crush, but she was always too nervous to act upon her feelings and they usually went away eventually. Rarity was always trying to set her up with someone and, even before she met or grew feelings for Discord, she either declined the choice Rarity gave her or the date was a one off. Of the dates she accepted at her friend's well-meaning, but misguided attempts of playing cupid, some of them were jerks, while others she just wasn't interested in. While she was content with how her life had been going, she did feel lonely and liked the idea of somecreature special in her life. When she first realized her feelings for the chaotic draconequus, she was surprised at first, but she soon accepted them. And once the two of them became an item, she's been on cloud nine. No other creature had made her feel this way, and she didn't want it to end. There were the occasional issue between them of course, but they were never enough to break their relationship. After a minute or two of watching him (not in a creepy way, of course), she decided to head over to him. As Discord set up their dinner, one of his goat ears twitched when he heard her hoof steps on the bank. He turned and saw Fluttershy get out of the water and shake her wet mane before heading towards him. He used his magic to split the waterfall like curtains to let her pass without getting more wet. He blushed slightly at the sight of his beloved pegasus. The look of adoration in her eyes towards him and her wet mane draping her face made her look precious. She even appeared to be walking in slow motion. He shook his head, knowing he'd been staring for too long. He snapped up a changing screen with a green towel draping over the screen. She smiled in appreciation and she walked behind the screen and started drying herself off. "So, do I know a good vacation spot or what?" He said smugly as he continued to set everything up. He could've used his magic to just conjure it all, but he learned long ago that food tastes better if one actually cooks the food. And his darling Fluttershy only deserved the most quality level food. He cooked all of it himself earlier when he planned the trip, and he used a heating spell to keep it warm. Fluttershy looked past the screen and smiled at him as she finished drying off. She took a moment to put on the bluebell barrette that Discord gave her when they started dating before she walked over to him and kissed his cheek. "You're too sweet, Discord." She said as she beamed. Discord smirked. "But of course. You deserve only the best, my dear." He patted the seat next to him, which she happily took. She noted the bowls they had were full of soup, and pretty large in general. "Anyway, I hope you like the food I made. Cheddar broccoli soup, with baked bread and," he took a moment to pull out a bottle he used a spell to keep chilled, "Applejack's famous cider." Fluttershy licked her chops. "Mmm, that sounds amazing, Cordy." She beamed up towards the, in her opinion, rather handsome draconequus. He scratched the back of his head as his cheeks burned at Fluttershy calling him 'Cordy'. He liked that nickname much better than the usual 'Dissy' he got from Pinkie. There was something about the name 'Cordy' that he liked. Maybe it was just because Fluttershy called him that, but regardless, he didn't mind being called 'Cordy' at all. After putting a spoon into the bowl, he gave her the bowl of soup, which she took with her hooves. He grabbed the bread and, after a moment of thought, pulled it apart with his paw and talon. A stick of butter floated from the basket and he caused the bread to levitate. He turned his talon into a butter knife and used it to spread butter on both halves of the bread. He gave her one of the halves to Fluttershy, which she took with a smile. After putting the butter back into the basket and turning his talon back to normal, he grabbed the bottle of cider and turned his tail tuft into a bottle opener. He twisted his tail into the cork and popped it out. Two champagne glasses appeared into existence and he poured the cider into both glasses. He handed one of the glasses to Fluttershy, and dismissed the bottle into the basket and turned his tail back into its former glory. As he grabbed his food, he looked over towards him. "How's the food, my dear?" He asked as he saw her eat. She looked over from her eating her soup and smiled his way. "This is really good, Cordy. You're an amazing cook." She said. His ears flapped as his chest puffed up, his ego clearly getting the better of him. As the two of them ate their dinner, Discord told Fluttershy all about his travels into a dimension where a rich billionaire cloned living dinosaurs and put them on a theme park on a island off the coast of that world's version of Colta Rica. Fluttershy imagined she would've loved to visit such a park, but was concerned by the parts where the dinosaurs attacked ponies. All throughout dinner, however, she noticed how much he seemed to shake in nervousness and/or anticipation. Every now and then, he would look towards with the basket. She wondered what exactly he was thinking of, but tried to focus on their wonderful date. Just as they finished dinner, Discord pulled out something from the basket. "Hope you're not too full for dessert. We can eat it while we watch the stars." He held out what he was holding to show her. It was a blueberry and blackberry pie with a lattice crust. Fluttershy drooled at the sight of it. It was her favorite kind of pie, and not just cause it has her favorite fruit, blueberries, in it. Whenever she ate blueberry and blackberry pie, her mind wandered to her fillyhood, in which her aunt made this for her whenever Flutters was staying at her home. It was also the first dessert she shared with Discord when they became friends. Discord cut up the pie into several square slices with a floating knife, and he handed her three pieces. No matter how full she would be, she couldn't resist having more than one helping of pie. When it came to blueberry things, she was almost as big of a glutton as he was with most food, though she worked enough to stay fit. Discord pulled out a fork from his ear and handed it to Fluttershy. He snapped his talon, which caused the picnic blanket to move from behind the falls and onto on the bank. The waterfall closed up behind them via his magic. Fluttershy looked up and her eyes widened as she saw the stars start to populate the sky. With no light or magic pollution in the sky, the sky had more stars than what she normally saw. She ate her slices of pie as she watched the sky, leaning against her coltfriend as they sat in silence. Interestingly, she noticed he wasn't eating, which was rather bizarre in of itself. He enjoyed eating and his metabolism was such that he never gained weight. But barring his seemly lack of hunger, he still seemed to waiting for something. After she finished her dessert, she sighed in bliss as she patted her stomach. "That was lovely, Cordy." He smiled in respond, before looking at the sky and snapped the tuft on his tail. Her ear twitched as he heard the snap. She opened her eyes and gasped loudly as she put her hooves to her mouth. The stars were rearranging to messages. Fluttershy, you've been the best part of my really long life. You changed me into someone better. She wanted to look towards Discord, but she also didn't want to miss a single message. It rearranged into another message. Fluttershy, I want to be with you for the rest of my life, so I have one question. It rearranged into one last message that made her gasp, and blush brightly. Fluttershy, will you marry me? She held a hoof to her mouth as she stared at the message. She looked over and her heart skipped a beat at the sight of her draconequus partner suddenly wearing a blue tux, with a red bow tie, and a nervous grin plastered on his face. He held out a wooden box that had numerous green vine patterns over it. With an anxious flick of his talon, he opened the box, revealing an absolutely beautiful ring sitting on red velvet. The ring had tiny carvings of vines and leaves spreading across the gold metal and a small pink butterfly-shaped gem sat dead center on the band. She opened her mouth a couple of times, before she jumped into him, knocking him over. She hugged him super tight as she looked at him with teary eyes and a wide smile. "Yes! Yes, of course I'll marry you!!" She screamed ecstatically. Discord sighed in relief and his smile became more peaceful. He snapped his paw and the ring appeared around her neck on a necklace. She looked down at the ring and smiled widely. She was getting married to the love of her life. She could guess that this whole trip was planned so he could propose to her, but she was so overjoyed. She leaned forward and kissed him on his lips. He placed his paw against her head and applied his own pressure. The two of them spent the next fifteen minutes kissing and cuddling one another. Some may not understand, but she was ecstatic to be engaged to the Lord of Chaos. As he was elated to marry the most beautiful mare in all of Equestria.